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  • WORLD

    Indonesia village grapples with trash brought in by tides

    Reuters, Published on 19/03/2024

    » TELUK - Solikah, an Indonesian housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to her home of 40 years.

  • THAILAND

    ALLY-Mural Consortium Acquires Stake in Spain's Top MMA League

    Published on 19/03/2024

    » The consortium, led by Mural Ventures and backed by Bangkok and New York-based private equity group Ally Global Management, has purchased a significant minority stake in Spain’s premier mixed martial arts league, Way of Warriors FC. The MMA championship company was founded in 2019 and has produced over 20 events to date with the latest WoW 12 being Spain's largest attended MMA event in history with over 6,000 attendees.

  • THAILAND

    The rise and fall of Klong Ong Ang

    Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/03/2024

    » Photos showing the sorry state of Klong Ong Ang -- a canal in Bangkok's Samphanthawong that was once touted as an example of successful urban revitalisation -- recently trended on social media, sparking fears that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) under governor Chadchart Sittipunt is no longer interested in the project.

  • OPINION

    Seeking politics of solidarity under Putin's regime

    News, Published on 18/03/2024

    » In 2013, when I was 13, one of the oldest comedy TV programmes in Russia released a sketch in which a group of musicians performed a version of Queen's I Want to Break Free satirising the country.

  • THAILAND

    Curbing urban hazards

    News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 17/03/2024

    » Cape Town: The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute Foundation (TWCIF) are promoting walking and cycling as an alternative to using cars on six roads in the Bamrung Muang area of Phra Nakhon district.

  • GENERAL

    UBE drives up cassava productivity

    Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/03/2024

    » Ubon Bio Ethanol (UBE), a SET-listed ethanol producer, is increasing productivity at its cassava plantations in Ubon Ratchathani after harvests plunged, resulting in a loss of 96 million baht last year.

  • THAILAND

    Tourism drive hits highest gear

    News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/03/2024

    » The government has set itself an ambitious goal to make 2025 "the biggest year for tourism" to date as it plans to host a raft of engaging cultural events, concerts, festivals as well as an international motor racing series throughout the year.

  • GENERAL

    Call to boost tourism investment in provinces

    Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 16/03/2024

    » With Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin claiming Thailand will be a tourism hub next year, the private sector is worried about a lack of preparations in second-tier cities as high-potential segments such as sports tourism have yet to receive full support.

  • OPINION

    Wild jumbos not the issue

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/03/2024

    » To mark National Elephant Day -- which is celebrated every year on March 13 -- the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has rolled out a conservation plan to protect elephants. The highlight of this year's celebrations was a scheme by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife to develop "training centres" to tame "angry elephants", according to Attapon Charoenchansa, director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).

  • OPINION

    Elephant torture

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/03/2024

    » Re: "Plans for training centres to tame angry elephants", (BP, March 15).

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